Title	Lanceolate Point
Subject	Paleo-Indians Projectile points Weapons, Prehistoric
Time Period	Paleo-Indian
Description	This leaf-shaped Lanceolate projectile point tapers to the base, which is broken. It is made of flint that is very dark gray and light gray in color. There is a chip missing from one edge of the blade. This piece was made by Paleo-Indians, who occupied Ohio between 15,000 and 9,000 years ago. They learned to thin their spear points and knife blades by careful flaking, called knapping, rather than by fluting. In the western plains of North America, Paleo-Indians hunted mammoths and other game; because they moved in herds, caribou may have been a favored prey. Lanceolate points were a later development in Paleo-Indian technology. Sometimes a Paleo-Indian flintknapper would made a tool of special elegance - perhaps they saw an artistic value to their work.
Collection	James L. Smith Collection
Source	WH04 Box AC0011; A 306/000063.001
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
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Type	StillImage
File Name	A0306_000063_001.tif
Image Height	1956
Image Width	2856
File Size	16768728 Bytes
Format	picture; artifacts
Extent	27.2 mm wide, 75.8 mm long, 7.2 mm deep, 14 g weight.

Lanceolate Point

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